definition of lessen
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. verb. The definition of lessen is to diminish or to cause something to be diminished or reduced. When you take pain pills and they reduce pain, this is an example of a situation where the pills lessen the pain.erb. The definition of lessen is to diminish or to cause something to be diminished or reduced. When you take pain pills and they reduce pain, this is an example of a situation where the pills lessen the pain.
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DIMINISH Meaning: Decrease in size, extent, or range. Classified under: Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc. Synonyms: decrease; diminish; lessen; fall. Context examples: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester / The cabin pressure fell dramatically / her weight fall to under a hundred pounds / his voice fell to a whisper
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- 1 1 [intransitive] to become wider Her smile broadened. 2  2 [transitive, intransitive] broaden (something) to affect or make something affect more people or things a promise to broaden access to higher education The party needs to broaden its appeal to voters.
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diminish dwindle away, dwindle down. decrease, diminish, lessen, fall-decrease in size, extent, or range; The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper.
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- (dĕk′rə-mənt) n. 1. The act or process of decreasing or becoming gradually less. 2. The amount lost by gradual diminution or waste. 3. Mathematics The amount by which a variable is decreased; a negative increment.
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mitigate mit′i·ga′tor n. Usage Note: Mitigate, meaning to make less severe, alleviate is sometimes used where militate, which means to cause a change, might be expected.
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Lesser or lessor Lesser or lessor. Lesser describes something has being smaller than something else, or having less of a certain quality. Not to be confused with fewer. Lesser is an adjective that is used before the noun it modifies. To be lesser-known is somewhat famous, but not of wide acclaim. Lessor is a person who leases their property. It is commonly used in reference to airplanes. It has two pronunciations in British English with the stress being allowed on either syllable. In the United States it has only one accepted pronunciation, which places the stress on the final syllable.
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CHEMICAL AGENT reducer-a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver. reducing agent, reductant. chemical agent-an agent that produces chemical reactions.
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decrease 4. the amount by which a thing is lessened. decreiss-, long s. of decreistre dēcrēscere (dē- de - + crēscere to grow); see crescent ]. de•creas′ing•ly, syn: decrease, diminish, dwindle, shrink imply becoming smaller or less in amount.decrease commonly implies a sustained reduction in stages, esp. of bulk, size, volume, or quantity, often from some imperceptible cause or inherent process: The swelling decreased daily.erb. 1. decrease-decrease in size, extent, or range; The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper. diminish, lessen, fall.
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Visual Synonyms of facilitate facilitate. To quicken, in the sense here considered, is to increase speed, move or cause to move more rapidly, as through more space or with, a greater number of motions in the same time. To accelerate is to increase the speed of action or of motion. A motion whose speed increases upon itself is said to be accelerated, as the motion of a falling body, which becomes swifter with every second of time.
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- alleviates; alleviated; alleviating. Learner's definition of ALLEVIATE. [+ object] : to reduce the pain or trouble of (something) : to make (something) less painful, difficult, or severe. The doctor tried to alleviate [=relieve] her symptoms/suffering. finding ways to alleviate stress. The new tunnel should alleviate [=lessen, reduce] traffic on the bridge.
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diminish- definition and synonyms I did not intend to diminish the importance of her work. Synonyms and related words To make something seem less important or special: play down, minimize, downplay...
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- verb (used without object) 1. to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving. 2. to become less severe; slacken: The winds relented.
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reduce to- definition and synonyms [reduce something to something] to make something change into a different form by damaging it or crushing it The fruit is reduced to a pulp and then mixed with sugar. This beautiful forest has been reduced to a wasteland.
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attenuate Define attenuate: to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken — attenuate in a sentence to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken; to reduce the severity, virulence, or vitality of; to make thin or slender…
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diminish Verb. 1. lessen-decrease in size, extent, or range; The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper.
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reduce- definition and synonyms reduce something from something to something: It has reduced its size from about 135,000 employees to 75,000. Her lawyers got the charge reduced from murder to manslaughter.
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diminish Diminished definition, to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. See more.
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decrease Synonym Study. 1.Decrease, diminish, dwindle, shrink imply becoming smaller or less in amount. Decrease commonly implies a sustained reduction in stages, especially of bulk, size, volume, or quantity, often from some imperceptible cause or inherent process: The swelling decreased daily.
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reduction Definition of reduction. 1  1 : the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced. 2  2a : something made by reducingb : the amount by which something is reduced. 3  3 [Spanish reducción, from Latin reduction-, reductio] : a South American Indian settlement directed by Jesuit missionaries.
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- Definition of lessor. : one that transfers property (such as a house or a car) by a contract.
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DIMINISH Dictionary entry overview: What does diminish mean? • DIMINISH (verb) The verb DIMINISH has 2 senses: 1. decrease in size, extent, or range 2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of Familiarity information: DIMINISH used as a verb is rare.
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reduce Definition of reduce for English Language Learners. : 1  to make (something) smaller in size, amount, number, etc. : 2  to cause (someone) to be in a specified state or condition. : 3  to cause (something) to be in a specified form by breaking it, burning it, etc.
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alleviate relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable. took an aspirin to relieve the pain; alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress. the lotion alleviated the itching; lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight
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reduce reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake; abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated; dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly
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reduction reduction. n. 1. the act or process or an instance of reducing. 2. the state or condition of being reduced. 3. the amount by which something is reduced. 4. a form of an original resulting from a reducing process, such as a copy on a smaller scale. 5. a simplified form, such as an orchestral score arranged for piano.